One way ..

Assuming this table below is in C1:D4

Actuals Budget
50 40
38.4 40
20 40

Select C2:C4

Click Format Conditional Formatting

Make the settings:

Cond1: Formula is: =C2D2
Format Patterns Green

Cond2: Formula is: =AND(C2<=D2,(D2-C2)/D2<=0.05)
Format Patterns Amber

Cond3: Formula is: =(D2-C2)/D20.05
Format Patterns Red
Click OK

C2:C4 will be filled with colors: Green, Amber, Red

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"E Halliday" <E wrote in message
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I am trying to build a conditional format into variance analyis based on
%,
not true variance.

For instance
actuals = 50
Budget = 40
actuals greater budget show Green

actuals = 38.4
Budget = 40
actuals less than budget, but within 5% show amber

actuals = 20
Budget = 40
actuals less than budget, and greater than 5% show red

The variance on the sheet is in whole numbers not percentage - any ideas?

Many thanks